Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-14
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Every Business Man and Every News
paper at tie Capital Praying
for an Ezra Session.
Sarah Bernbardt's Wardrobe on Exhibi-
tion-App!icant for Cierkshtp In the
Railway Postal Service.

ness man and every newspaper IN wash
iugtou is praying for an extra session.
All sorts Of reasons are advanced to show
that the country will 20 to the dogs IN
less the President calls Congress together
TO consider the deficiency bill and the bill
providing for the rivers and har-
bors. on which depends the work
of filing IN the Potomac flats.
The departure CT Congress so early in
the season makes vast difference to the
business Cf the public at the capital. and
no one regrets the decision of the Presi-
dent not to call an extra session more
than the hotrl-keepeTS and I2undTymen.
| met one OF the latter his morning who
was bewailiUg the loss Of business which
the congressional hiatus had entailed
mon him. This man started mere few
Years ago with the pTOVGrbigl shilling
in his pocket and to-day owns pieces
of valuable real estate, has q
GOOD lat bank account and is in very easy
financial circumstances. The gorgeous
establishment might be called the cream
of the soapsuds trade, and on him sena-
tors, members of Congress, Justices Of the
SUPREME court and officials generally, of
GLOSS upon their linen which adds so
much to their dignity and refinement.
"Nfv receipts" said this gentlman, "have
fallen of ; 300 this week from what they
were 9 week ago, and until Congress comes
again | shall have to cut down cx-
penses in q marked degree" Then he
wanted to tell me- something about his
customers. "SenatOr --, tor instance,
wears not less than twenty collars each
week. while Judge WaXOm, from way back
seldom soils more than two. [ had
charge Cf the wardrobe Of the Bernhardt
party last week" said this Uan, "and as
soon es l. Wds known that the celebrated
French actress lad her ward
robe on exhibition ct my establish
ment there was the biggest CrO"d Of dudes
around that counter that you ever saw.
Some Of thgnf would have 2 couple OF
collars and 5 pair Of cuffs done up in q
Verv small bundle GGd would leave them
TO be operated On. Some came without
any excuse and simply told me outright
that they Wan,ed to see the l5CeS and
ruffies aad frills for which the Madam
Sarah was celebrated The curiosity of
each was gratiii eG ard tell you it was
sight to see that assortment
displayed. They had ben unable to
have any washing done since they left the
CITY of Mexico, and, in consideration OF
the long railroad ride, there was an eDOr-
NOUS amOuut Of sOiled clothing belong
ing TO Madam BernhaTdt aad her suite
dumped i'll upon me. Among other
things, there were 70 less than 500
pocket handkerchiefs which the Madam
herself had held IL her fingers since
the last time the offices of the
laundry had been called to aid
her. These handkerchiefs were s show of
themselves. They were all very dainty
affairs of which lace was "the component
part Of chief value" as they sag IN the
Treasury Department, and I suppose
the three hundred were worth
not cent less than $4,000.
1t was the huest display that
ever saw in my life, ard have handled
the washing Of dukes and counts
and earls and herds since I have
been in the business in Washington.
Railway Mail Superintendent Nash has
received the following unique letter, re-
ferred to him by the congressman to whom
it was addressed:
"Your correspondent Is Coupty-man
and q semi-aCqUainS6nCe OF yours (Semi,
because the acquaintance is all on one
side-hisJ. Honesty and m0deSty, iudig-
en0us qualities Of 5 cCntempOTa-
RES OF the vineyards and redWo0ds-push
him on to :hi5 acknowledgements. How like
ether is reciprocity in lis ubiqujty! In
the lively anle-eIeCtiOn days our C2ndi-
dat0risl brother knows Us; in the dull
post-polliuz time we know him! Mr..
-, do not know how much Of stran-
ger | am to you, but I am s poor young
g1f,sv 70 I In he
line Of Job. So, with your permission,
will on TO the aHimus Of this proIix
epistle, ali apologies waving:
''Wiu YOu please procure rae a clerk
ship in the United States Railway Postal
service? l an q resident of this ace;
have been employed in reporting snd
mailing departments + several papers in
the state; was for two years captains
clerk and mailing clerk on board 4 South
American Coast steamer; am fairly well
educated; car dCcipher any class Of pen
work from the CuncaOrm characters on &
BabylOnian mOnOiith 10 RCdega gran
gers CryPtOgramic communication il
transit8 towards his Frisco commission
merchant; can speak Spanish; enjoy eX-
CeIieut healsh; have clear conscience:
am g Democrat from keel TO truck, and
good Methodist with lots Of treasure leid
up in heaven, out nouo gu earth, unfor-
tunately.
-"Fhis, sir, Is the sum total OF my claims
(?)I or your kindness. I don't make g
heavv case, must admit, bat tie gods
hello them VINO help themselves, and l,
having done ny best, await the labors of
the divInities and the coming Of the inev-
liable. Mr. -, don't consider me
crank from the tone of my talk.
know you are, like all rep
resentat.ve Of a loving constituency,
bored continually with wants. so l
tried to vary the style Of the thing, and,
if possible, throw il a little humor to
mitigate YOUR misery while reading. A
cIoWnish sort OF charity! II this COM
munity am quasi comedian
9 microscopic Bill Nye-a rustic
deyotee Of Thalia-3nd, like Lear, even in
seriousness, elemental CT mental, the TOOL
stays with me. The Curtsin is going
down on your present congressional en-
gsgemeDt, is it not? Oh, well! when we
get the modus operandi OF the United
States senatorial business into our imme-
diate hands, AID snti-mIlliOnaires become
eligible TO the national tOga, we may ad-
vance you from the House 10 the Cham
her